Space Electronics Engineer — High-Impact Space Systems

SpaceNews; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 101,000 - 153,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K with company match

9/80 work schedule

Paid holiday shutdown

Job summary

AeroVironment, Inc. seeks electrical engineers to design and analyze high-performance space-qualified electronics for operation in GEO, MEO, LEO and Cislunar environments. The team focuses on laser communications, space electronics and sensors with a strong emphasis on reliability and test.

Positions require advanced design skills, experience with PCB layouts, and the ability to work within budget and schedule constraints while complying with ITAR/EAR requirements.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in electrical engineering with minimum 8 years of experience or a Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering with a minimum of 10 years of experience can be considered instead of a master’s degree
• Experience in design, analysis, integration, and test of custom electronics
• Proficiency in electrical design software and simulation tools (such as Altium, SPICE, MATLAB, Simulink, HyperLynx, and MS Office)
• Ability to conduct circuit analysis and simulation to optimize performance and reliability

Responsibilities

• Design custom high speed digital electronics including the use of ADCs, DACs, FPGAs, processors, and communications drivers
• Design, and conduct analysis of, analog circuits including low-noise signal conditioning and power amplifiers
• Provide expertise to both product development and R&D efforts
• Collaborate with peers, leads, and managers to develop, review, and refine designs and analyses to meet program technical needs within defined time and budget constraints
• Work within a broad-disciplined program team providing expertise in support of electronics manufacturing and test.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Electrical design

Circuit analysis

System integration

Test & verification

PCB layouts

Education

Master’s degree in electrical engineering

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering

Tools

Altium

SPICE

MATLAB

Simulink

HyperLynx

MS Office

Job description

AeroVironment, Inc. seeks electrical engineers to design and analyze high-performance space-qualified electronics for operation in GEO, MEO, LEO and Cislunar environments. The team focuses on laser communications, space electronics and sensors with a strong emphasis on reliability and test.

Positions require advanced design skills, experience with PCB layouts, and the ability to work within budget and schedule constraints while complying with ITAR/EAR requirements.